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Case No. 14207Assault · Co. Donegal · 11 Mar 2025

Young male assaulted by five youths in Burnfoot

A young male was assaulted by a group of five youths in the middle of Burnfoot, Co Donegal, at around 8pm on Tuesday, 11 March 2025. Three males and two females are reported to have carried out the assault, and the victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Donegal Live first reported the incident on 18 March 2025. As of that report, Gardaí had launched a probe and appealed for witnesses and dash-cam footage, and no arrests or charges were reported.

  1. Reported18 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A young male was assaulted by a gang of youths in Burnfoot, Co Donegal.
  • Three males and two females are reported to have assaulted the young male.
Where
The assault took place in the middle of Burnfoot, a border village.
When
  • The assault happened at around 8pm on Tuesday, 11 March 2025.
  • Donegal Live first reported the incident on 18 March 2025.
Other details
  • The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The sources do not give the ages or nationalities of the five people reported to be involved.
  • The sources do not give a motive for the assault.
Investigation
  • Gardaí have launched a probe into the incident.
  • Gardaí appealed to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Gardaí in Buncrana.
  • Gardaí want to hear from anyone who travelled through Burnfoot with a dash-cam between 7.45pm and 8.15pm.
  • No arrests or charges are reported in the sources.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA young male was assaulted by a gang of youths in Burnfoot. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThree males and two females are reported to have assaulted the young male. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place in the middle of Burnfoot. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened at around 8pm on Tuesday, 11 March. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí have launched a probe into the incident. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Gardaí in Buncrana. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are interested in hearing from anyone who travelled through Burnfoot with a dash-cam between 7.45pm and 8.15pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Mar2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Young male assaulted by five youths in Burnfoot

    First report of the incident. Gives the location, time, number and sex of the alleged assailants, the injuries, and the Garda appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage.

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